Page to note down the important notes from the discussions in class.
discussion from Jan. 22 2008
discussion from Jan. 29 2008
Language and Culture
Language and culture is likely to be seemed as over-lapping in Japan,
for Japanese people see their country as mono-ethnic.
However, the case is different in the U.S,
and language and culture can be discussed separately. Jin
Tolerance to foreign language speakers
People in multicultural areas such as the West coast, New York, Toronto, etc
has tolerance in using easy English to the poor English speakers.
Since they have lots of non-English speakers in their area,
the local people are used to understanding their poor English, and speaking easy English to them.
However, the Japanese people don't have the tolerance in speaking with
non-Japanese speakers, and therefore, a barrier is created between Japanese and non-Japanese.
Jin
'Thank you very much Jin! Can I add the comment on this?'
I think the reason if Japanese do not have the way to be tolerace in using easy Japanese
to the poor Japanese speakers is some Japanese have never experienced to talk with the poor
Japanese speakers. So Japanese do not know how to speak Japanese to the poor Japanes speakers.
I do not know how to improve my Japanese to them. Miki
discussion from Jan. 31 2008
Is today's discussion 'the critical approach'?
I also think that Japanse style for making friends is stressful. However, this is Japanese style.
This style(and this Japanse society) is based on, made by most? many? Japanese this sense of value.
Japanese change this Japanese sense of value style to California style (everyone is friends.).
This is not solution. Everybody likes this style? This is not.
ICU students also cannot change it. If ICU students change their style for making friends
(California style) in ICU, they would not work at Japanese company or Japanese society.
I think what is important is knowing own style and other style. Both shoule be recognized.
For example, When I meet コートニー first time, I think "she come from California, so her style may be
'directly making friends style'." At the same time, コートニー thinks that "Miki is Japanese, so she may
contact with me with MAAINOTUMEKATA style." By knowing each otehr style, there would prevent being
a misunderstanding little bit. Thinking about each other style is intercultual communication, right?
In solution,We should not say 'they should change'. We should not deny something. Denying leads opposition.
We may say 'the ways to make friends are different, so let's know many ways to make friends, and then ・・・
（What can we say? 'let's use the way properly' ?)
I thought this yesterday. I am very very sorry too long? Can you understand my English sentences? Miki
